Village Agrees To Join Suburban Crime Unit

November 20, 1998|By Charles Stanley.

ORLAND HILLS — The Orland Hills Village Board voted unanimously this week to participate in the South Suburban Major Crime Task Force.

The task force will provide crucial investigation resources for the village in the case of a major crime, such as the 1993 Brown's Chicken & Pasta killings in Palatine, said Trustee Cal Million, chairman of the Village Board's Police and Fire Committee.

"With this kind of unit, if something big happens we can keep our officers on the streets and won't have to tie them up with an investigation," Million said.

The initial startup cost for each town will be $3,000, said Orland Hills Police Chief Dennis Davis. "We need the money to get it rolling in terms of computers and office equipment," he said.